Location
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Coordinates: 35.3124, -80.8641.
Type: Stop
Tour: Race to the Dan
County: Mecklenburg
Difficult
You can see the general location of the farm buildings where this skirmish took place from the parking lot of the McIntyre Farm Historic Park, or you can explore further on foot. The trails are relatively flat and solid, but some people with mobility issues might find them difficult.
Context
Lt. Gen. Lord Charles Cornwallis’ British army occupied what now is Uptown Charlotte in September of 1780, and began gathering supplies from the area.
Situation
British/Loyalist
Local Patriots or “Whigs” kept harassing the foraging parties. So when 40 empty baggage wagons were sent to a mill on Hopewell Creek north of town, Cornwallis ordered a 450-man force under Capt. John Doyle to protect it. They